Cast: Rue McClanahan

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Rue McClanahan. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (TV)

1998 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Patrick McGoohan

Cast Peter Falk · Patrick McGoohan · Rue McClanahan · Richard Riehle

Synopsis Columbo is called in to investigate the disappearance of a Hollywood gossip reporter. All evidence points to one of the last people who saw her alive a mortician-to-the-stars with more than a few skeletons rattling around in his closet.

6.4

218 votes

6.4

218 votes

The Golden Girls (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Susan Harris · Terry Hughes · Lex Passaris · Matthew Diamond

Cast Bea Arthur · Betty White · Rue McClanahan · Estelle Getty

Synopsis TV Series (1985-1992). 7 Seasons. 180 Episodes. Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times.

6.2

14K votes

6.2

14K votes

Starship Troopers

1997 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction Paul Verhoeven

Cast Casper Van Dien · Dina Meyer · Denise Richards · Clancy Brown

Synopsis In the society of the future, people have to undergo military service in order to attain citizenship. Johnny Rico, his girlfriend Carmen Ibanez and two other friends enlist for military service soon after leaving school. They are required to undergo...

6.0

31K votes

6.0

31K votes

They Might Be Giants

1971 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Harvey

Cast George C. Scott · Joanne Woodward · Jack Gilford · Lester Rawlins

Synopsis They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day (the 70s) in New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his...

5.7

137 votes

5.7

137 votes

The Man in the Brown Suit (TV)

1989 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Alan Grint

Cast Rue McClanahan · Tony Randall · Edward Woodward · Stephanie Zimbalist

Synopsis An American woman is getting involved in a diamond theft in South Africa.

4.8

41 votes

4.8

41 votes

A Saintly Switch (TV)

1999 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Peter Bogdanovich

Cast Vivica A. Fox · David Alan Grier · Al Waxman · Scott Cumberbatch

Synopsis Although this is a high-concept comedy, the basic theme deals with very important and timely issues, a family in trouble, sex roles in modern society and the frustration and misunderstandings between men and women. The story is about a married...

4.3

32 votes

4.3

32 votes

Modern Love

1990 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Robby Benson

Cast Robby Benson · Karla DeVito · Rue McClanahan · Burt Reynolds

Synopsis Modern marriage is examined in this comedy drama about Greg, an anxious guy who must deal with the pressures and responsibilities of marriage, pregnancy, fatherhood and family life in general.

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Children of the Bride (TV)

1990 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Jonathan Sanger

Cast Rue McClanahan · Kristy McNichol · Jack Coleman · Anne Bobby

Synopsis Four adults with mixed-up lives come home to their mother (Rue McClanahan), who is marrying a younger man (Patrick Duffy).

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This World, Then the Fireworks

1997 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Michael Oblowitz

Cast Philip Loch · Elis Imboden · Christian Durango · Sloan Cobb

Synopsis Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption. He returns to his small home town on the California coast to his ailing mother and prostitute sister, with whom...

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The Earth Day Special (TV)

1990 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Dwight Hemion · James Burrows · Gerry Cohen · Ted Haimes

Cast Dan Aykroyd · Candice Bergen · James Brolin · Chevy Chase

Synopsis The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other...

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After the Shock (TV)

1990 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Gary Sherman

Cast Yaphet Kotto · Rue McClanahan · Jack Scalia · Scott Valentine

Synopsis On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented here are some of the stories of the brave members of the public and emergency services who rescued people who were trapped in the...

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Mama's Family (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Dave Powers · Roger Beatty · Harvey Korman · Dick Martin

Cast Vicki Lawrence · Beverly Archer · Ken Berry · Carol Burnett

Synopsis Thelma Harper and her spinster sister open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an adjustment for everyone, especially the cranky, argumentative Thelma.

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Baby of the Bride (TV)

1991 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Bill Bixby

Cast Rue McClanahan · Kristy McNichol · John Wesley Shipp · Anne Bobby

Synopsis Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margret is pregnant. Against her husband's wishes, Margret decides to keep the baby... but she isn't the only one in the...

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Direction Del Shores

Cast Beth Grant · Rue McClanahan · Caroline Rhea · Jason Dottley

Synopsis The story of Bible-thumping Baptists, beer-swilling bar trash and everyone in between in a small Texas town, contrasted with the appearance-driven world of Hollywood and the hysterical comedy and tender poignancy that come from learning to be yourself and love...

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Mother of the Bride (TV)

1993 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Charles Correll

Cast Rue McClanahan · Kristy McNichol · Paul Dooley · Anne Bobby

Synopsis Margaret Becker Hix deals with an upcoming wedding of her daughter, another daughter's romance with a motorcycle enthusiast and a surprise appearance by her deadbeat ex-husband.

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Maude (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Norman Lear · Hal Cooper · Bill Hobin · Robert H. Livingston

Cast Bea Arthur · Bill Macy · Conrad Bain · Rue McClanahan

Synopsis (1972-1978). 6 seasons. This "All In The Family" spin-off centers around Edith's cousin, Maude Findlay.

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Darkroom (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Paul Lynch · Rick Rosenthal · Peter Crane · Curtis Harrington

Cast James Coburn · Helen Hunt · David Carradine · June Lockhart

Synopsis TV Series (1981-1982). An anthology horror/thriller series, along the same lines as "Twilight Zone". Each week features a new story and a new cast. Hosted by James Coburn. The 60-minute episodes feature two or three short tales, each with a...

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Direction Gabrielle Beaumont · Noel Black · Graeme Clifford · Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Cast Linda Hunt · Anthony Andrews · Roy Dotrice · C. Thomas Howell

Synopsis A short-lived anthology series featuring adaptations of well-known horror stories.

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Message from Nam

1993 · Movie · 175 min. · United States

Direction Paul Wendkos

Cast Jenny Robertson · Nick Mancuso · Ed Flanders · Ted Marcoux

Synopsis Journalism Major Paxton Andrews loses the man she loves in the Vietnam War. Always having followed the beat of a different drum, she decides to work out her grief by going to Vietnam and writing a column that will hopefully...

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